A faction of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Taraba State, has called on security operatives to urgently arrest the party chairman, Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi. They have also asked the national leadership of the party to call El-Sudi to order before he creates irreparable confusion in the party. The faction made the call on Friday while reacting to the purported expulsion of a party member, David Sabo Kente and the Senator-elect for Taraba south, Jimkuta David, said El-Sudi has on February 2023 been removed as the party chairman and has no legal backing to expel or suspend any member of…
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A two-member Islamabad High Court bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Babar Sattar on Thursday declared the petitions ineffective. A top court here has dismissed the petitions filed by ousted prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) call-up notices in the Toshakhana corruption case.
The forum of ex-House of Representatives members who are now Senators-elect has not endorsed any candidate for the position of Senate President. The Convener, Ahmed Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa West), spoke to reporters after a meeting with members of the body in Abuja on Friday morning. Wadada, to represent Nasarawa-West Senatorial District in the 10th Senate, said the forum was yet to decide the incoming leadership. The politician explained that the parley was convened to reunite for the good of the country, despite their political affiliation. “We are about 26 members of the forum. This gives us a good bloc for us…
The Ebonyi State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday expressed concern over the recent relocation of the state Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) to Abuja. Recall that the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Wednesday directed the tribunal to relocate to Abuja immediately. Speaking on the development, State Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Godwin Jioke, said that the shutdown of the court in Ebonyi was worrisome to his party. According to him, the party is not comfortable with Dongban-Mensem’s decision. “We aren’t comfortable with the cessation of operation and decision of moving the EPT…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the ruling party has not zoned the leadership positions for the 10th National Assembly. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka disclosed this in a statement issued Thursday night. He said any report to the contrary did not emanate from the party, adding that any decision made in that regard would be made public. Morka noted: “The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to versions of zoning arrangements for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions in circulation in sections of social media. “The information did not emanate…
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has insisted that it would continue to support what it called “the victory of Peter Obi” of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election and all his endeavours in its realisation. Afenifere reiterated that the emergence of a president from the South East would guarantee equity, fairness and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians. At the April edition of its general meeting held in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, the group called on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to ensure speedy resolution of all the petitions before it. Obi and the Labour Party are in court to…
The gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the recently concluded election in Adamawa State, Dr Umar Ardo has alleged that a broadcast made by President Muhammadu Buhari soliciting support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani affected the poll negatively. In an interview with Daily Trust, Ardo asserted that the broadcast, which was made in Hausa language, influenced some federal government agencies in the state to work for the APC candidate. According to him, some security agencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and even broadcast stations in the country were…
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Smart Adeyemi, a son of former Kogi State Governor, Shuaibu Abubakar Audu and three others have demanded immediate cancellation of the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for the selection of the party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election. The plaintiffs in an interview with journalists outside the Federal High Court in Abuja, where the suits were filed, called on President Muhammadu Buhari, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President-elect, Senator kashim Shettima and the Arewa Consultative Forum to intervene in order to save democracy in Kogi State. In their separate…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that opposition parties failed to win the February 25 presidential election because of overconfidence. According to Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari spoke on Thursday at his residence in the State House, where he received the Progressive Governors Forum, led by its chairman, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State. Buhari said: “They were already telling their foreign backers they would defeat the APC. Our party blended confidence with caution; we worked hard and won. Their overconfidence is creating more problems for the opposition than anyone else.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, presented certificates of return to three Imo House of Assembly members-elect. The certificate presentation was sequel to the April 15 supplementary polls conducted in three local government areas where elections were earlier declared inconclusive. The assembly members-elect are: Mr Nkem Otuibe (Ahiazu Mbaise-APC), Chief Vitalis Azodo (Ideato South-Accord) and Mr Modestus Osakwe (Isu-PDP). Presenting the certificates to the trio, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Imo, Prof. Sylvia Agu, congratulated them, noting that their victory was by the grace of God. “For us in INEC, today’s occasion marks the end of a phase…
President Muhammadu Buhari has credited the overconfidence of the opposition parties as the reason for their loss in the February 25 presidential election. The President made this statement on Thursday, April 27, 2023, when he received the Progressive Governors Forum, led by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, at his residence in the State House. According to Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari stated that the opposition parties had already told their foreign backers that they would defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC). “They were already telling their foreign backers they…
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, held a meeting with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some National Assembly members on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, over the zoning of the leadership of the incoming 10th National Assembly. It was gathered that Tinubu did not accept proposals made by some members of the APC leadership and three South-west senators pushing for the Senate Presidency to be zoned to the South-south. Tinubu, it was learnt, told the leadership of the party that he was only disposed to having the number three office zoned to the south and not to any…
Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, has stated that he is the ideal candidate to become the next Senate President, citing his ability to work with President-elect Bola Tinubu and unify Nigeria. Kalu made this known after a meeting with Tinubu in Abuja yesterday, April 26, 2023. According to Kalu, he possesses the necessary qualities, such as integrity, honesty, and experience, to lead the Senate. The Southeast has been vocal in their call for one of their own to occupy the Senate President seat in the 10th National Assembly. However, some stakeholders are pushing for Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi…
Oba Afolabi Obasuyi, the Alagbaka of Agbaka in Akure South Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State, says the president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has the capacity to transform Nigeria and make it the economic capital of Africa. Oba Obasuyi stated this in a statement on Thursday in Akure. He said that Tinubu was imbued with intelligence and competence to give Nigeria the greatest and the best economy when inaugurated as the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the country. “Asiwaju Tinubu has an uphill task ahead of him, restoring economic stability and growth to the country.…
Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has moved into the Defence House, Maitama in Abuja ahead of his inauguration as president. The former Lagos State governor arrived at the official residence reserved for a president-elect on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, according to his campaign spokesperson, Festus Keyamo. “Whilst there, he’ll get daily security briefings and he’ll go through the dress rehearsal for the inauguration,” the minister tweeted. Tinubu’s move from his Lagos base comes just days after he returned to Nigeria from a personal break in France where he stayed for over a month. His minimal public appearances during his time away…
Now Harris, the first woman and person of color in her position, will be put to the test as President Joe Biden seeks a second term. She swaggered, she jabbed, she inspired. She even joked. Anyone looking for a glimpse of what Vice President Kamala Harris could bring to the campaign trail would have found it this week at Howard University, where she headlined a rally for reproductive rights. After two years of tightly scripted, uneven performances that often dismayed Democrats and cheered Republicans, Harris is looser, more forceful and more willing to speak off the cuff following her trip…
The leader of the apex Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, has said Nigeria currently has no President-elect despite the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declaring Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress winner of the February 25 presidential election. In a recent interview with Arise TV, Pa Adebanjo insisted that what the country currently have is “a sham that will be pulled in due course.” He said INEC jettisoned constitutional methodology and must explain to Nigerians why. He said, “It is just the result of a bad government. A disaster that God will help us to get rid…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended his Chief Personal Security Officer, CPSO and other Security Officers and Personnel on the excellent work put in towards ensuring his safety and that of his family. According to Garba Shehu, Senior Special to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari was speaking at a short event on Wednesday in the State House to decorate the CPSO, Aliyu Abubakar Musa, with his new rank of Police Commissioner, President Buhari said he was very impressed by the officer’s “loyalty and for my security. Serving me is very difficult.” President Buhari lauded the Inspector General of Police,…
President-elect, Bola Tinubu and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are weighing options ahead of the 10th National Assembly (NASS) inauguration. Tinubu and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima moved into the Defence House in Abuja on Wednesday, their official residence until swearing-in on May 29. Tinubu hosted Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Deputy – Ovie Omo-Agege, House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamiala, Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa). Others were Abdullahi Adamu (APC chairman), Iyiola Omisore (secretary), Senators Orji Kalu, Rochas Okorocha, Opeyemi Bamidele, Jibrin Barau; Hon. James Faleke, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin and Hon. Muktar Betara.…
The chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State, Alphonsus Eba has ordered the Ward 8 exco in Calabar Municipality to immediately reverse the purported suspension of the commissioner for culture and tourism, Ntufam Ekpenyong Iso. Eba summoned the ward Exco yesterday for a meeting where he reportedly scolded them and cancelled the suspension. According to media reports, the ward exco suspended Iso, citing alleged anti-party activities. According to party officials, Eba said that there was nothing like suspension in the party for now, charging them to retract the announcement of the suspension. “The State party…